hræcan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrākijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxræː.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈr̥æː.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

hrǣċan

  1. to clear the throat, hawk
  2. to spit
  3. to spit blood

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • āhrǣċan
  • blōdhrǣċan

Descendants

  • Middle English: hræcen, *rechen, *recchen
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